The evening world., 1887-12-02
NEWS ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Persistent rumors that Wallack's Theatre
next year will be given mp entirely to combi-
nation companies are still circulated. Sew
ercl people have been seen who claim that
they have secured time at the house. MI. Alb
hey denied the report some time ago. but
Qike the wart on the nose of the gentleman
in the doggereD it grows and it grows.
In the event of Wallack's becoming q COM
bination house. IL will prove a strong opposi-
ton to the Fifth Avenue Theatre, which has
already booked so far ahead as November,
Mrs. Langtry to play five weeks and Booth
and Barrett for six weeks to follow her.
Mckee Rankin has at last succeeded in
producing Macbeth" which 1t has been
the " dream of his life " to do. At first he
had arranged to present the play at Niblo,s
Garden, but through some financial compli;
through. Mr.. Rankin then. decided to
produce the play at the Brooklyn. Theatre,
where it is now running, though q first
presentation in Brooklyn does not give
What VI the fate Of Macbeth will be after It
leaves brooklyn, no one can tell, as 1t has
not yet been booked anywhere else. Diff
ferent managers have been invited to witness
the performance. 1t is said that MIR. Bur
leigh, who alternates nights. with Mr.; Rankin
from Macbeth to Macduff, is financially re-
sponsible for the production.
With the closing Of this week, the Held
by the Enemy I" company which Is now play
ing, at the Grand Opera-Hopse will start on
its long journey, which will occupy the en-
tire winter. The company will go as far
west as Nebraska and as for north as Mime
sofa. 1t will not reach the metropolis again
until the close of its third season.
C,,uo~o To,,rl,oa 4ha p,onoror af kha
Boston Theatre, i 8 been in town during the
past week with Mr.. Gilmore and various
attorneys about various matters in connec-
ton with the lease of the Academy of Music.
things satisfactorily. The consultation took
place in Mr.. Gilmore's office, as that gentle
man is at present forced to blush unseen, as
it were, his face not yet having recovered its,
normal beauty, after the ARRAY In which he
under the management of Messrs. Gilmore
and Tompkins, is being rapidly booked. The
gentlemen have already virtually, taken pos
session of the Academy, although their sea-
Nights" A curious thing. connection. with
it is the way in which the business of The
Dark Secret" which opened with o boom at
this house, has diminished; The piece was
to have run up 70 the holidays, but will be
seen no more after next Saturday.
A concert will be given at the Star Theatre
Sunday night in aid of the Sick Relief Fund
of United Council No. 1896, A. L.. of H., TIL
following artists have volunteered their SER
vices: Osmond Tearle, De Wolf Hopper,
Mark Smith, Nine. Cotrelly, Miss Annie
Myers, Miss Rose Coghlan, Harry Edwards,
Digby Bell, Mrs. Abbey, Hubert Wilke, Miss
Bertha Ricci and others. This will be the
third concert given by this council, and will
surely be interesting.
In the lobby of the Lyceum Theatre, Mr..
Frohman has framed O number of interest
ing letters written by Watts Phillips to E.
A. 1Sothern, father of the young man. One
Of these letters relates to q play called Lost
in London" written by Phillips. He sup
plements his letter with the sketch of a
criminal standing beneath the gallows with
the moose around his neck, while below are
the words, Guilty of three rash acts"
Young Josef Hofmann's matinee concert
yesterday was attended by an audience that
filled the Metropolitan Opera-House. The
boy scored another success, and reused his
hearers to demonstrativeness. He played
Beethoyen's concerts in @ minor, Mendels-
sohn Caprica's in b minor, Q gavotte
by. Pirani, q romance by Rubinstein
and O NEGRO song" by Gottschalk.
Nine. Hastreiter, Miss Nettie Carpenter, Sig.
DE Anna, Nine. Sacconi and the excellent
orchestra conducted by Neuendorff added to
the enjoyment of the occasion. Mr.. Abbey
has decided that young Hoffman, shall make
two more appearances at the Metropolitan
Opera House, 30 that there will be concerts
next Tuesday afternoon and Thursday
evening.